You knew it was Farmer Day of Central High School Homecoming week if you got behind this group as they left school this afternoon: As I was taping this I had to wonder: How will this work with a roundabout?
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Both high schools have homecoming this week
Western Kenosha County is abuzz with double the homecoming excitement this week. Both area high schools — Wilmot and Central — have homecoming the same week this year. Despite being without a home field, the Central High School homecoming parade will go on as usual, said principal Thomas Baba. The parade will step off at 5 p.m. [...]
Trevor-Wilmot schedules referendum info meetings
The Trevor-Wilmot School District has scheduled two public information meetings on the upcoming Nov. 3 referendum. Meeting dates and times are: Tonight, Oct. 6, at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. The district is seeking to pass a $11.380 million building referendum to add on to Trevor School. If approved by the voters, the [...]
Salem School opens new primary library
Salem School on Monday officially opened its newly renovated library for grades kindergarten through second grade. The library work was part of the addition and renovations going on at the school this summer. The library is basically in the same place. But it now has walls and is not adjacent to the art classrooms. “We’ve [...]
Salem Booster Club to host run/walk fundraiser
The Salem Booster Club is hosting a 5K run/walk fundraiser at 8 a.m., Oct. 17, at the school. The money raised will help the Salem Booster Club continue to supply athletic and educational programs at Salem Grade School. Entry fees are $20 for an individual and $60 for families. There will be a DJ to [...]
Paris School contract talks get off to defiant start
Paris School teacher contract negotiations began Wednesday with a defiant stance from both sides. The teacher’s representative, Rick Moore, Southern Lakes United Educators executive director, gave an opening statement that included the assertion the union was not interested in concessions or givebacks, offered evidence that the district’s reputation for the highest pay in the county was [...]
Paris School teacher negotiations to begin
The highly anticipated contract negotiations between teachers and the Paris School District are set to get started Wednesday. The School Board and representatives of the teachers union will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the school. The agenda calls for both sides to exchange initial proposals and set a next meeting date. A closed session to discuss compensation is [...]
Wheatland Center to meet regarding interim administrator
The Wheatland Center School District has set a special meeting for tonight to consider the hiring of an interim administrator. The agenda for the meeting calls for a citizen participation on a temporary replacement for current district administrator Scott Huth, followed by a closed session to consider personnel matters. The agenda then includes an item for action on the [...]
Wilmot Cheer Club to host Comedy Sportz
The Wilmot Cheer Club will present the Comedy Sportz Show and Dinner, Friday, Oct. 23. The fundraiser will start with dinner at 6 p.m. and the show in the Wilmot High School Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are adults, $20, students and seniors $ 15. Tickets are available for purchase at Stage Stop in Wilmot , Peoples Bank [...]
Panther backers to prowl on Oct. 3
The Paris School Organization will host the fourth annual “Paris Panther Prowl” walk-a-thon fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 3, from noon until 5 p.m. The “prowl” is a fundraiser that features Paris School’s students, staff, and parents walking laps in exchange for pledged donations. In addition, the walk-a-thon has become a community event featuring a DJ, [...]
Central boys win silver bracket at Wauwatosa East
Note: David Thoss shared this report and photos: Central High School’s boys volleyball team placed second in pool play at Wauwatosa East, and then went on to win the Silver Bracket Saturday.
Students announce theme for Central High School homecoming
The new football stadium won’t be ready for the game, but plans for homecoming at Central High School are still moving along. Here students Caroline Price and Howard Witkus give a report to the School Board:
Central High School Board tries paperless for meetings
Attend a few government meetings and you can see quickly that supporting materials for the business transacted there can quickly produce a smal mountain of paper. And that mountain has to be multiplied by however many members of the board or staff are present. The Central High School Board Tuesday tried to cut into that [...]
School, municipalities, state going round and round on roundabout
The Central High School Board appeared to resolve itself Tuesday to constructing — and paying for — a roundabout intersection configuration where the school’s new entrance/exit will meet Highway 83 south of Highway 50. But it’s not because the board thinks it is the optimum solution, but rather that outside pressures appear to make it [...]
CHS planning to play no football games in new stadium this year
The new stadium at Central High School project has made significant strides in recent weeks, but likely not enough to get a home football game — including the Oct. 9 homecoming — played there this year, the School Board heard Tuesday night. Athletic director Chris Allison has rented the field at Indian Trail Academy in [...]
Kerkman-backed bill banning cellphone use by school bus drivers clears Assembly committee
A bill that would ban cellphone use by people driving school buses that was introduced by state Rep. Samantha Kerkman and state Sen. Timothy Carpenter has cleared a state Assembly committee. “Too often the use of cellphones while driving results in tragic accidents,” Kerkman said. “These accidents become even more tragic when several young children are [...]
Schools to handle swine flu cases differently this year
Health officials are advising a shorter stay at home for students who may have the H1N1 or swine flu virus this school year, the Randall School Board learned Wednesday night. Randall School nurse Mary Kay Kempken gave a presentation to the board based in large part on how the county Health Department wants to handle [...]
Buses approved for Randall guided study students
Randall School students who participate in the after school guided study program may get the option of having a late bus take them home. The extra buses were approved in concept by the School Board Wednesday night. The estimated $3,000 will have to be worked into the budget and drivers found to handle the routes before [...]
Paris Town Board, school foundation to discuss donation
The Paris Town Board will hold a special meeting tonight to meet with representatives of the Paris School Foundation. The foundation has been seeking a meeting with the board to discuss possible donations from the town to the group to help with the Paris School District troubled finances. Town Board members have expressed willingness to [...]
Polictical and not political views tie in Obama speech poll
Western Kenosha County school districts that decided to leave the decision about whether students should see the president’s speech to the nation’s school this morning in the hands of parents may have made a prudent choice, when results of a West of the I internet poll are considered. The poll presented five options on the [...]
West of the I poll: Should kids see president’s speech?
Western Kenosha County school districts are deciding whether to broadcast President Barack Obama’s address to the nation’s students scheduled for this Tuesday. Here’s your chance to weigh-in on the issue: Some West of the I schools say their students will not be watching the president’s address to school children Tuesday. How do you feel about [...]
Salem School to pass on president’s address
At least one Western Kenosha County School is not going to show President Barack Obama’s highly publicized speech to the nation’s school children Tuesday. Salem School sent home a letter with students Friday afternoon explaining the district’s position. “This decision was made to honor class time in the district, and because we have no opportunity [...]
Paris School makes personnel moves
The Paris School Board made a couple of personnel moves at this week’s regular board meeting: Former teacher Judy Folkers was hired for a technology support position. She will typically work about 10 hours a week, said Roger Gahart, district administrator. Folkers is very familiar with the school’s computer network, Gahart said, having been involved with [...]
Contractor tells Central HS board only a 35% chance stadium will be ready by Oct. 11 homecoming
View CHS stadium site in a larger map A representative of the general contractor for the Central High School athletic facilities project told the School Board there was a only a 35 percent chance the football/soccer stadium will be ready to host the school’s homecoming football game Oct. 11. Superintendent Scott Pierce said he was [...]
Salem School will have new drop-off area
Parents that drop off their students for classes at Salem School will find a new parking lot arrangement this year — one which modifies the familiar circle drive. As part of the school’s renovation the visitor parking lot is being extended to the west. That has allowed the school to create a longer drop off [...]
Milk going up to 35 cents at Wheatland School
Milk will be a little more expensive at Wheatland Center School this coming school year. The School Board this week raised the price to $35 per carton. But it was not without discussion. The board discussed keeping the price at last year’s 30 cents, since the price the school will pay for milk has not [...]
Paris Town Board will wait until formal recognition for donation to school foundation
The Paris Town Board’s lawyer is advising it to wait until the Paris Foundation is formally recognized by the IRS before making a donation. In the meantime, Town Board members expressed willingness to start talking with the foundation’s representatives about the school support group’s aims and goals and how the town might be able to [...]
Wheatland Center School to pursue referendum
Wheatland Center School District voters will likely have a tax levy referendum to consider this October. The School Board passed a resolution Monday night saying they intend to hold a referendum and start informing the community of that intent as early as registration next week. The board will likely structure the referendum the same as [...]
Salem School Board gets good, bad financial news
It was a good news, bad news kind of night for the Salem School Board Tuesday night when it came to money: Good news — The district spent about $183,00 less than expected last year. That, along with a $75,000 grant the district didn’t have figured into the budget meant the district had a deficit [...]
New Salem School Board member takes office
New Salem School Board member Lisa Hinze officially took her seat at a meeting Tuesday night. Hinze took the oath of office and received her committee assignments of chairman of the Policy Committee and member of Education review. Hinze will fill the seat until next April. It came open after Patricia Merrill resigned in April. [...]
